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Thanks, but I don’t need to know the weather in my personal space (lemmy.world)

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Why is the barometer on the phone handled by the fitness shit? If this is legit the reason it wants health and fitness permissions, the sensors should just have their own permission category, IMO. Or you know, just have everything piecemeal so the app only uses what it actually needs and gets nothing more.

[-] sploosh@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The barometer is one sensor in a package of sensors that includes the health and fitness-oriented sensors. The permission grants access to the sensor package.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I understand that; I just question why. What's the barometer used for in the context of health and fitness? Blood pressure?

[-] DSMx39@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

It uses the barometer to detect elevation changes. Like walking up stairs indoors without GPS signal.

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